Comments on: Big Ten Geeks: Penn State springs the upset of the seasonhttp://btn.com/2013/03/01/big-ten-geeks-penn-state-springs-the-upset-of-the-season/
BTN.com is the official Big Ten sports site of TV's Big Ten Network.Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:28:55 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Doughttp://btn.com/2013/03/01/big-ten-geeks-penn-state-springs-the-upset-of-the-season/#comment-162424
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:18:57 +0000http://btn.com/?p=106892#comment-162424Will, I agree, TCU over KU was the # 1 upset, but PSU over M was definitely a close 2nd.
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Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:26:37 +0000http://btn.com/?p=106892#comment-162412My point on above is simply that the B1G beats on each other with much higher quality of play than these other leagues. Other than NW and Iowa, everyone else in the B1G has had to play schedules that would arguably be better than the final 64 teams (NCAA tournament), since the easiest SOS after NW and Iowa is Purdue at 61st. If you get my point?
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Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:17:13 +0000http://btn.com/?p=106892#comment-162405Mike; I took issue with Toms other article “saying this was the biggest upset of the season”, so I may as well say the same to you. If you are talking about in the B1G, then maybe, but in the NCAA Div 1 games this year, not a chance! TCU beating Kansas was probably the biggest upset in 20 years at the div1 level. Here; are the facts:

TCU RPI = 229 Kansas RPI = 4
Penn State RPI = 188 Michigan = 11

The B1G ten as a whole is as follows:

Mich. State RPI = 7th; Strength of schedule (SOS) 5th
Indiana is 8th and SOS = 21st
Michigan is 11th and SOS 42nd
Minnesota is 15th and SOS 1st
Ohio State is 19th and SOS 19th as well
Wisconsin is 24 and SOS 14th
Illinois is 33rd and SOS of 6th
Iowa is 91st and SOS 114th
Nebraska is 103rd and SOS is 13th
Purdue is 132nd and SOS of 61st
Northwestern is 134th and SOS 185th
Penn State is 188th and SOS of 33rd